Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-29
HIGH LICENSE.
some Figures as to tho Workings of the
New Stetute in Minnesots-The Saloons
nscreased Ono Third

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Chicago Inter Ocean.
ST. PAUL, MINI, Sept. 20 The
sPioneer-Press Will say tomorrow: "On
sfuly the new high license law for Min
aesots enacted by the last Legislature
vent into effect. 1t provides that the
license for selling intoxicating liquors
snail be $1,000 in all cities containing O
population OF 10000 or more, and $500 in
Ill cities the population of which is less
S.han 10000. 1t imposes the severest
aoenslties for the violation Of any OF It's
mandates, and gives over TO
srhe state authorities partial juris-
iicti0n in matters pertaining TO its
enforcement. As the bill wss voted upon
sby the Legislature indications We're that
d large majority Of the people OF Mime
sots believed that nigh license embodied
the best means o. controlling and salts
isctorily regulating the sale of intoxica-
ing liquors. In az endeayor TO place be-
fore the public the first complete, relia-
bic, and satisfactory summary of the i'm
nediste and probable effects Of the new
sW, the Pioneer Press sent TO each city
and town in the state inquiries as to the
licenses and number of saloons under the
rev and the old laws, the revenue under
esch, and the manner in which the sur
Plus, if any, was applied,
THE FEELING OF THE PUBLIC
toward IL, and the disposition of the sa-
loon keepers with respect to It's observ-
,nce. The replies embraced almost the
SaDtire state. In some instances the vii
sge and county licenses dc not expire
anIil January l, 1888, when licenses will
he taken out under the new law. But
those cases are in a decided minority, and
bere even the effects the new law may be
80 accurately predicted that this review
nav be considered SIS practically COM
lele.
s@ at is found that IN those :Cilies and
owns il winch the new law is now en-
breed there has been falling off of one
lird IL the aggregate number OF saloons,
While similar decrease is with good reg
Ion predicted for those places where the
bid licenses have not yet expired
ypressing it in round numbers,
b 1850 saloons which thrived and -four
shed under the old license some
5l have been unable to meet the advance
Ind continue in business under the new
sw. In Minneapolis the saloons
ave decreased il number from
~ 10 227; in Duluth, from
IS to 54, in Saltwater, from ~ tc
,, and in Wlnona from IS to %. St
Paul is not as yet affected by the new
sw. In that city the old licenses for hel
% saloons do not expire until January
1855, the license fee being 500. 1t /.
lought tnat high license will reduce this
lumber st least one-third, probably one
,f Saloons which have renewed theil
censes under the new law with those
7hch dropped out last year, paid AT
yerage license fee of S30S With higt
Cense the average fee per saloon is SG89
accordingly
REDUCTION OF oNE-THIRD
their number has been obtained by TIT
s.sing Of the license Fee The saloons
riven out of existence were, general,
peakiDg, small ones, and many Of then
sTd places. a notable exception to TIT
sitter were numbers of beer saloons con
s ucted by Germans, and in an orderl
lsuner, whose proprietors could no
1O-d to meet the advance. Saloon
.eepers as q rule fear The new law, anC
ppesr disposed to live up to Its man
Estes. The new places started are of 81
lsl before. Sunday selling, selling T.
minors and hsbitusl drunEards aud latt
losing sre reported as greatly lessened
% the cities saloons at distanC
-Om the business center hav
zen cut off, and the result c
his Capitalization has been TO place thOs
It'll running uDder closer police SUI
g,I,nce. 'BlindEo;gs' sre becoming
irlty, liquor dealers being equally 3
aous al 1heisuthOrities in hunting tier
own. Many OF the cities and town re
OFT public order as improved. In other
15re appears to be no perCeptible differ
II nee. Some are Of the opinion tbs
mixing mas decreased, while very mau
ssert that drunkenness has great
Unfinished. Generally speaking bushes
the police courts, especially those {
he smaller cities and towns, does Nc
II ppear to be nearly Is brisk as before. l
lie larger cities, however, the ceutraliz:
ion Of the saloons has had tendency t
ing those who drink so excess to SEE
+ .o1S where they more readily tan into th
CLUTCH OF THE LAW.
Il With reduction OF one-third in the nun
q tr fs2loons has followed aG Increase
1e-thigd in the smount of public revenu
& e-ived therefrom. This surplus is use
E esysriety of purposes, but the gener
sk Em Of municipal improvements cove
he as main channels in which it is ez
ended. Streets are being graded, pu
buildings being erected, interest c
~ bonds paid, ire apparatus purchase
ID taxes lessened. Public sentiment
a @oorted as overwhelmingly in favor of &
sT law sud high license. People gene
-y sre Of tae opinion that experience
rowing that high license embodies Il
&meaus OF properly controlling az
So.atiIg the sale of intoxicstiI
~ lors. Opposition, when met with,
!Ce comes from one of two class, Il
Moon clement itself, which would 4
-2ly oppose the law, aud prohibition
NS, VINO believe tina. high license is
2lfsrCe TO the time of no license"
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